The world’s first serial electric aircraft

The world’s first serial electric aircraft

May 1st, 2014

Airbus E-Fan – this is not the first aircraft with an electric motor , but the first model that is designed for commercial use. E-Fan can carry a pilot and another passenger . Aircraft equipped with a pair of fan propellers that rotate two electric motors of 60 kW. Battery uses a lithium -ion . The flight duration is only an hour, but it should be enough for the training of young pilots. The cost of the flight will be much lower due to the failure of expensive fuel . Furthermore the engines are significantly cheaper to maintain. For other purposes will be issued a hybrid version of the aircraft with an additional internal combustion engine.,